Edward Charles Bassett was born on September 12, 1921 in
Port Huron, Michigan. Between high school and college Bassett worked for his father’s architectural firm. Bassett earned his B.S. in Architecture from the
University of Michigan Ann Arbor. He was elected into the
National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1970, and became a full member in 1990. He died at age 77, from complications from a
stroke only days prior. •
El Paso Energy Building, originally the Tenneco Building,
Houston, Texas, 1963 •
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1980 • City Hall,
Columbus, Indiana, 1981 •
Southeast Financial Center,
Miami, Florida, 1983 • Crocker Galleria, San Francisco, California, 1982 == Honors and awards==